Telegram-herald., 1887-10-17
GROTTEAUS EFFORT
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Grotsksas plea ioE rs condemned
anarchists. Ss4rlF al The seass en tas
lossf r9oF Of TIE a4l ssFs oeeA-
risd a1d . The gallery s4l l9rs or f'tY
.aalzs aud ea.ldrsa AM about tAs sa2e
n4zaoef III nlsl. ~ Issss saree-iouf. .hs %
tA0se psessat we're f0ans ilsfaaa soFki''s
nlen. ulest 81 lhsia 0ss-uoers o. t1s Iuia
Fsresn, A roeltsr s1cisfy % araitars y ofN-
er- mon. very isa eeI-zno~a tie- mao
residents 0f lhs eltY 5elnx present. .nfoes
tie messing A Afse hlmses q Fsps.Vt
iaci4ding soms prom ilSfiE eili~SAs f4ssss4
the tsil 1i-Finz The afternoon, sssppea "a
side tne d0ar watched he steA~sa ieH
minutes ara dsvArtsd having apparently
xrariaed theiE Css .o-ltg Superintendent
SAITH. I'esectiye Cast and several police
uen wsrs present but there ~as 40 De-
aiana too saelf 0ihcisl services.
A clOek NJ. Gr0ttkau ~as introduced
a. a. Narko@skl Who acted a. chairman.
n. Grotlxaa Is apparently about a. years
Old oi rather .iin. build. nisdium neisot,
"a l0w o0gn piexi0n. darz hair and gray eyes
HIS face i pale snd carries sal sEpIes-
son bul be IS very pleasant IA conFsgs2iton
and .mprssses those sao meet bin With
the dra thai he IS eafaes. aud honest IN
his convictions. ie speaAs bus ilsf-a
Eaglish bat 10 German ne Is rapid snt
anAat be ho.ds tue atisnu01 0t his
andisacs closely al nlakes l.s points
plainly lie spoke without uotes .or neaf.y
fhres hours aud never hssltaEed Ior word
OF an idea.
tie began ais address, by calling attention
u an alIlc.es sigred ~ClIIzeD.' which ar
.-zreG "a the fagis Saturday evening. "a
waish Mr. 0r1tIkau W4s called = jail bird.
EF e as. rsf. a
rage. claiming that although be had been
arrested az tue instance OF eaemies OF the
wOrkinguieu. and those VINO oppose open
discussion and free speech. hs bad not been
convicted and was in 10 sr1se a. Air1.
The article Vas not 0E.y cOserdiy attacS
on the speaker, bui an Insult 10 the work
inxfnsE who had invited aim to eome 10
this city.
The snesker thea referred 70 iae police
rnen, saylus taaG fnerc wss no occasion Tor
their preseace. The meeting sas 1cs
called 10 G. cate iil-fse.luE or disturbance
and the officers would ind that II would
De conancfed decentiy and IN order. IL
was an asseniblsge OF workiuEmen. VINO
wished 10 express sympathy With and &C.
mand justice. lnOthing more Tor men
who have been unlustly convicted OF
great crime and sentenced to Gle on the gal
lows. The speaker denied that ne was al
anarchist. lad ever been an anarchist or
had anv sy-ipathy with anarchism. He
was here purely in the interest OF justice; 70
make an effort 10 secure Justice for seven
unfortunate fellow beings lie then spoAe
a. length on the general condition OF the
workingmen of this country, claiming tina:
they had been ground down and oppressed
until their condition is but little better than
the serss of Europe. the tendency OF the
times IS ~ make the rich richer, and the
poor poorer; the inhumsn treatment
OF the w0rxingulen by milloneires
and corporations, the tyranny OF
such power as the PiukeEt0n Detective As
socisiion. etc, declaring that these wrongs
helped 20 bring about ths usl0riunSte cc-
currence az The Chicago bsymarxet IN
MAY. IsS6. His talk on the labor question
was very much Ike that given by August
Spies IN this city February -, 1855, the
same or similar Arguments being used, and
the same conclusions being drawn. The
remedy ior the evils COmpained OF was
also the same a. that proposed oy Spies
Organization and united action on the part
offhe working men-a demand Tor their
inst. dues aud use of force TO accom-
nlish their ends only when all other
reasonable means have been tried IN vain.
In speaking of Spies and his unfortunate
associates the speaker said that their con
victiOn was unjust; it was an outrage Ibis,
be said. was n 1t only his opinion. but was
endorsed by thousands OF csesr-headed men
who had no fear of the power oil gold. and
among those who endorsed the opinion
were some of the best iurlsts IN the coun-
nv. He denounced the illinois Supreme
Court tor Affirming tie sentence. and DE-
cl.red that the decision of the Judges could
be accounted sor only on the ground that
thcV. ike many other instruments
OF the law, considered the demands
Of tina rich OF more importance
than the rights OF the poor. He
wildly described the scenes at the Hsvmsr-
kst riot. and declared that no man coald
tel who threw the bomb. The evidence
az TO vSo was responsible for the death Of
the policemen was insufficient TO convict
Spies aud his associates. even as accessories.
Such evidence never would have convicted
one of Pinksrt0ns men or a millionaire
The men we're convicted merely 20 crafty
the demands of the rich that something bs
done 10 suppress labor agitation and stOp
workingmen from clsmoring for their
rights. SD that they could De plunged deeper
into the slavery which they endured for
years without complaint.
At the conclusion OF the address the
speaker read the following resolutions. a
nan Ia the audience moved their adoption
snd the motion Was earned without dis
ssnting vote a large number OF the audience
remaining silent
Pesolr<F-Thaf the conviction of The eight
snarch as in Chicago. aud the Affirmation
Of such conviction By the Illinois supreme
Court. vas an act Of brutal class injustice,
because.
tsrss-Ths sight convicted men ha7e not
received 40 impartial triaL
Secapd-Ths presiding Judge cary dur
iax the trial warped the ususi forms Of iu..
tee against tae defendants in shameful
manner.
fbir1-rhst the meeting a. the Hsynsr-
xet May T. IS.6. acc1r1inE ~ The testimony
af carter Hsrris0u. Wa peacesoie ssse-i-
Alv until tte police n q brutal and lswssss
man aer assaulted cit zsDs and bomb Wa
thrown
Fonr,h-The thrower Of The bomb has
rever ee-n identified.
Fifh-A direct connection between ths
convicted men and he unknown 'ofn .
tbro~sr hss not been proven ard the sea-
tsnss = fherafofs unjust.
Ssrta-Tne sfiraiafo1 0f he sentsnce nF
tse supreme Courf of Illinois gef-iits 20
efa.sr inssrersis So ;bsn tnss ss- m iinns
airs siss~os isroueh such Sfcfsrs tel-r
s,,f "a as.'.-ss 81 fbe wsrxlrEne1 sac go
ccrviesion c. IRE eizhs ansrcaisfs rss
sh-est sxsirss She -orslng eisssst 2a1
sf~eet encoursserseat - t6e poiics "a
further acts cf violence.
Seventh-The r<1t % sssenA. snt tus
80 hf 20 frso sreerh - he -orkiDzaea 80
farof.xh ne affirmation - the tair3-a
ni5..l seafsrres endangered 8g tae rslcs-
rss-,'s -s~~lver Or tns - oEs, hy tae ef
-ear7 ard ia the interest u tae rlilile1sire
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